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A Framework for World Bank Group Support for Development of Micro, Small Enterprise, and Rural Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Strategies to increase access to financial services to small enterprises and low income households
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Are the Poor Less Well Insured? Evidence on Vulnerability to Income Risk in Rural China

To what extent do income shocks impact the current consumption of poor individuals?
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Banking on the Poor? Branch Placement and Non-Farm Rural Development in Bangladesh

Do potential gains in non-farm rural development sector affect branch placement?
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Rural Finance: Issues, Design, and Best Practices

Rural finance: The past, the present and the future
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A Commercial Bank's Microfinance Program: The Case of Hatton National Bank in Sri Lanka

Examining Hatton National Bank's microfinance program
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Financial Sustainability for Credit Programs: A Travel Survival Guide

The microfinance guide and travel diary
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Financial Market Fragmentation and Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa

Can policy reform overcome the problem of market fragmentation?
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Saving Across the World: Puzzles and Policies

Examines divergent trends in people's savings habits around the world
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Leasing to Support Small Businesses and Microenterprises

Can leasing improve microenterprises' and small businesses' access to medium term capital finance?